During and after undergraduate school, I worked on drilling rigs domestically and worldwide for 14 years. I then studied law and went into private practice, except for 4 years as the elected County Attorney.

In 2004, Neal R. Stelting received his law degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law. At that time, Neal worked for a water-right consulting firm with offices in Laramie, WY, Houston, TX and Vancouver, WA. Neal became licensed to practice law in the State of Washington in 2005 and the State of Wyoming in 2006. The Stelting Law Office was originally formed in Jackson, Wyoming, but relocated to Pinedale in 2007 when Neal became the contract Public Defender for Sublette County. From 2006 to 2010, the Stelting Law Office focused on criminal litigation and...

R. Michael Shickich has 30 years’ experience as a trial lawyer and is a fourth generation Wyoming resident. In 2002, he opened an exclusively personal injury practice, the Law Offices of R. Michael Shickich, LLC d/b/a the Injury Law Firm®. Cases include auto and trucking accidents, oil well fires and injuries, and medical device product liability cases. Prior to returning to Casper, he was a shareholder with Santa Fe’s oldest and largest law firm, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A.. Michael began his legal career in Denver as an associate with the now national firm Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP. He...

Don Fuller is an experienced trial lawyer and has successfully tried criminal cases throughout the State of Wyoming in State and Federal Courts. His cases have involved the full range of criminal accusations from misdemeanors such as Assault and Battery, Driving Under the Influence and Theft to felonies such as Aggravated Assault, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Kidnapping and First Degree Murder. Don has also had success in handling and trying allegations of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, White Collar Crime, Stock Fraud and Embezzlement as well as drug and sex offenses. Don has also successfully handled a wide range of personal injury...

C. John Cotton is a native of Sheridan, Wyoming. He earned his undergraduate degree from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana in 1978, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming in 1983. From 1983 to 1987, C. John Cotton served as a law clerk, first in the State District Court, later in the Federal Court for the District of Wyoming. From 1987 to the present, he has been involved in the private practice of law. The last 20 plus years have been in Gillette, with focus on personal injury and wrongful death cases. ...

Tyson Logan loves representing and fighting for people who would otherwise have nowhere else to turn. Tyson is a passionate trial lawyer. He is a people person. He is inspired by the opportunities regular people still have - with the help of hard working trial lawyers - to stand up in court against powerful corporations and the government. Tyson has fought for and won substantial jury verdicts and settlements across the country, involving wrongful death and personal injury, civil rights, railroad accidents, industrial accidents, and oil and gas field explosions and related incidents.
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Mr. Carter, the namesake attorney of The Nick Carter Law Firm, has been an attorney since 1990. Nick obtained his Juris Doctor from The University of Wyoming and his undergraduate from Oklahoma State University. Nick has been lead counsel in over 200 criminal jury trials and over 25 civil jury trials. Nick has established a statewide reputation as a zealous advocate and creative litigator who is largely known for his "straight to the point" and succinct style. Mr. Carter is also known for his "out of the box" approach to advocacy. Nick has argued before the...

Ian Sandefer is a native of Casper, Wyoming and is a member of Fuller, Sandefer & Associates. Ian’s primary areas of practice are plaintiff’s personal injury and criminal defense. Ian is admitted to practice before all of Wyoming’s state courts, the Federal District Courts of Wyoming, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ian received an Associates of Arts degree, cum laude, from Casper College in 1999. Ian was the recipient of the Wyoming President’s Honor Scholarship at the University of Wyoming, which he attended for one year, maintaining a 4.0 GPA and receiving the William Steckel Undergraduate Scholarship...

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When a person is injured, tort law will govern whether that person may be compensated for the injury, the amount of compensation that may be recovered, as well as which parties will be liable for the injury. Tort law, also known as injury law, comes from federal and state codes, as well as judicial opinions from prior cases. The amount of damages a plaintiff to a personal injury action may receive can be determined by statute, or by a judge or jury. Typical recoveries may include compensatory damages (e.g., lost wages, medical bills, etc.) and in particularly egregious situations, punitive damages. In some cases, a plaintiff may recover certain non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, or loss of enjoyment of life.

Personal injury lawyers help injured people seek compensation from those who have harmed them. Some injury attorneys focus on a specific type of case, such as truck accidents, car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, medical malpractice or products liability cases. If a person is injured as a result of criminal behavior, it may be appropriate to pursue a personal injury lawsuit in addition to the state's criminal investigation or prosecution.

Negligence: Failure to use care which a reasonable and prudent person would use under similar circumstances.

Joint and several liability: A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury, liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.